Lily is going to have open heart surgery on Monday to repair her VSD. Don't have much else to say, but any prayers, thoughts, whatever would be appreciated.
Best of wishes go out to you & little Lily.
As scary as it is for you, she won't remember it at all. I barely remember going back when I was 6; mostly just eating mac n' cheese at the hospital and playing with the other kids.
Good to know. I'll be glad when it's over. Surgery starts at 8 am eastern time and will probably be done by noon. Then she'll be in ICU for a day or so until they're satisfied everything went according to plan. The surgeon went over everything that could go wrong with me yesterday. Of course, the odds of this stuff happening is like getting hit by lighting twice, and yet it's still pretty scary.
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Actually the doctor said not to at night. Still, it seemed an awfully long time to go! But she did cluster feed all last evening (and didn't sleep).
I was so tired I don't even remember falling asleep. One moment it was 2.30 am and I was telling Alex, 'I shouldn't sleep, she'll need feeding soon' and the next it was 7.30 am and light outside...
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Just got back from our first pediatrician visit. All thumbs up, he's 5 days old and already gained his birth weight + 4 oz. They said he's good for a month.
I guess she is getting me back right now as she's been awake now for 7 hours
She keeps drifting off (at the boob or when we're walking) only to wake the moment we try to lay her down
We've tried feeding her more, burping her, walking, swaying, swaddling (big big no from her), turning off the lights, being quiet, not being quiet, bathing her, changing her clothes, etc etc
I know at this point she's just over tired.
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That's the worst... Hope you finally got some sleep
We did... Another three hours later she finally fell asleep (snuggled next to me) and then we both slept six straight hours, silly baby!
Honestly the one thing we didn't try but may do next time is a pacifier, as she is always constantly sucking on something, and it's the only thing that seems to keep her quiet! And there is only so much I can take as a human pacifier.
My daughter's peed in her potty seat twice today, the first time announcing "pee pee pee pee" and leading my wife into the bathroom to take her skirt and diaper off. As she's not quite 18 months old we're pretty unbelievably happy.
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Suuuper rad!
So, does anyone happen to know a good convertible car seat that will fit in the back of a Prius? Apparently everyone is just supposed to buy a minivan when they have a baby now
Oh. Yikes. We've got a Nissan Versa, which isn't all that big, but we just got a graco whatever and it fit in fine. By convertible do you mean one that can be rear facing, forward facing, and then a booster seat? Or the kind that's got a base you snap it into? Because I can see visibility being a problem if you had one of the bigger seats in the center but when we transitioned our daughter over to that kind we moved her to the passenger side and it hasn't been an issue.
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I mean the kind that can go from rear to forward, booster later would be nice but eh, we can always get the little standalone booster later
Good to hear it may fit on a side even if not the middle
Ours fits... But causes the front passenger seat to have very little leg room! I think so many convertible seats are designed now to go up to large sizes that when rear facing they just jut out so far!
However it doesn't interfere with visibility at all; it's reasonably low. We have the maxi cosi pria 70
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I have just read this entire thread from start to finish.
You all have got such gorgeous babies! And so many awesome resources that i've stored away for later use.
Precious! Does...the rabbit have a belly button tattoo?
Pediatrician appointment this morning. Our little girl is now 22", and is 8 lb 10 oz. Up an inch and up 6 oz! So she's doing well! We got a loooong baby, hehe. But she's cute and precious.
Syphyre - yay! That's great news. and what a long girl indeed!
I still can't get over how petite Anya is. We were just told at every ultrasound what a big baby she was! And here she is still a little too small for some of her newborn clothes! And her head (measured two weeks ahead, consistently) is teeny tiny, barely even 13 inches around.
The pacifier saved our sanity last night! She was mostly awake from 5 pm - 1.30 am, but when she wasn't genuinely hungry (I still fed her often) the pacifier kept her QUIET! And it meant our friends/Mori were able to hold her rather than her needing me specifically. I overdid it on the housework though.
DC - wishing you and Lily all the best for today!
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My youngest has learned to smile! And he makes happy noises when any family member comes near to him. Maybe it's awful but I'm a lot more interested in him now - up 'til this point he's mostly just sat there, ate, and occasionally cried, but he's more responsive to the world now, so more fun.
And the girl's learning new words very quickly now - this morning she demanded "eggs!" by name (they're her favorite food).
@DisruptedCapitalist I guess Lily's gonna be out of surgery in a few minutes? /me crosses fingers.
The wife was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Fluid in the lungs and around the heart. Also, Pneumonia. At least I can spell it now, thanks texting.
CT scans should clear her heart of trouble, fingers crossed, I'm at work now and grandma has the boy. I don't even know why I'm posting, other than I guess I needed a non-family member to vent to. I've never been this upset.
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Is it possible to get out of work at all? I can't even imagine how you've got to be feeling, I hope it all works out well
The wife was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Fluid in the lungs and around the heart. Also, Pneumonia. At least I can spell it now, thanks texting.
CT scans should clear her heart of trouble, fingers crossed, I'm at work now and grandma has the boy. I don't even know why I'm posting, other than I guess I needed a non-family member to vent to. I've never been this upset.
Belligerent, so sorry to hear about your wife! I hope she makes a swift and full recovery.
Josh, I echo Syphyre's reaction. Took a moment for me to get it, and then it put a huge smile upon my face!
My mother is here! We went to meet her at the airport and only afterwards did it occur to me that taking a 2 week old to an international airport was perhaps not the wisest move... Oh well, she stayed close to me and wasn't touched by anyone.
My mother later attempted to hand me a slice of very crumbly cake... cue crumbs all over Anya. They went in her hair, the creases of her neck, down her onesie, all over her blanket; even into her mouth, which sent my mother into a blind panic. But the crumbs were so fine that I can't believe two or three would present a problem.
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The first food my wife ever ate was cake and icing, and I think it was the day after she was born. She turned out fine, if a bit fond of cake.
Sorry for the delay on giving an update; I'm still in the 20th century and don't have a smart phone.
Anyway, Lily is OK! Doctors took her from us at 7:30am and brought her back at 1:30pm with a lot of tubes sticking out of her, but they say everything went according to plan. They repaired her VSD, ASD, and the cleft mitral valve. They also discovered that her ductus arteriosus still hadn't closed-- contrary to what they originally thought-- so they clamped that shut too. I would have taken her picture but they don't allow photography in the ICU.
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Good to know. I'll be glad when it's over. Surgery starts at 8 am eastern time and will probably be done by noon. Then she'll be in ICU for a day or so until they're satisfied everything went according to plan. The surgeon went over everything that could go wrong with me yesterday. Of course, the odds of this stuff happening is like getting hit by lighting twice, and yet it's still pretty scary.
I was so tired I don't even remember falling asleep. One moment it was 2.30 am and I was telling Alex, 'I shouldn't sleep, she'll need feeding soon' and the next it was 7.30 am and light outside...
The wife let me take a nap and I feel great.
Belligerent - wow, is he being formula fed?
Wow, that's awesome Belligerent.
Can't wait for the appt on Monday and the 500 questions we have for the pediatrician.
And aww, hopefully it's just a stage, Syphyre! Is she crying a lot or just being wakeful/fussy?
It seems like she's finally calmed down. I think she had a small bruise/headache for a while, possibly a lot of gas too.
She keeps drifting off (at the boob or when we're walking) only to wake the moment we try to lay her down
We've tried feeding her more, burping her, walking, swaying, swaddling (big big no from her), turning off the lights, being quiet, not being quiet, bathing her, changing her clothes, etc etc
I know at this point she's just over tired.
Honestly the one thing we didn't try but may do next time is a pacifier, as she is always constantly sucking on something, and it's the only thing that seems to keep her quiet! And there is only so much I can take as a human pacifier.
So, does anyone happen to know a good convertible car seat that will fit in the back of a Prius? Apparently everyone is just supposed to buy a minivan when they have a baby now
Also some preliminary measurements seem to indicate that visibility may be an issue
Good to hear it may fit on a side even if not the middle
However it doesn't interfere with visibility at all; it's reasonably low. We have the maxi cosi pria 70
You all have got such gorgeous babies! And so many awesome resources that i've stored away for later use.
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Pediatrician appointment this morning. Our little girl is now 22", and is 8 lb 10 oz. Up an inch and up 6 oz! So she's doing well! We got a loooong baby, hehe. But she's cute and precious.
Syphyre - yay! That's great news.
I still can't get over how petite Anya is. We were just told at every ultrasound what a big baby she was! And here she is still a little too small for some of her newborn clothes! And her head (measured two weeks ahead, consistently) is teeny tiny, barely even 13 inches around.
The pacifier saved our sanity last night! She was mostly awake from 5 pm - 1.30 am, but when she wasn't genuinely hungry (I still fed her often) the pacifier kept her QUIET! And it meant our friends/Mori were able to hold her rather than her needing me specifically. I overdid it on the housework though.
DC - wishing you and Lily all the best for today!
And the girl's learning new words very quickly now - this morning she demanded "eggs!" by name (they're her favorite food).
@DisruptedCapitalist I guess Lily's gonna be out of surgery in a few minutes? /me crosses fingers.
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The wife was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Fluid in the lungs and around the heart. Also, Pneumonia. At least I can spell it now, thanks texting.
CT scans should clear her heart of trouble, fingers crossed, I'm at work now and grandma has the boy. I don't even know why I'm posting, other than I guess I needed a non-family member to vent to. I've never been this upset.
Pneumonia is a hell of a thing but a young, healthy person should pull out of it with minimal trouble
My old fat dad was in a coma for a month and he's still around, so I'm sure your wife will be just fine
Keep trying, asshole
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Best wishes man.
I love that he even did the sprinkles on the body.
Josh, I echo Syphyre's reaction. Took a moment for me to get it, and then it put a huge smile upon my face!
My mother is here! We went to meet her at the airport and only afterwards did it occur to me that taking a 2 week old to an international airport was perhaps not the wisest move... Oh well, she stayed close to me and wasn't touched by anyone.
My mother later attempted to hand me a slice of very crumbly cake... cue crumbs all over Anya. They went in her hair, the creases of her neck, down her onesie, all over her blanket; even into her mouth, which sent my mother into a blind panic. But the crumbs were so fine that I can't believe two or three would present a problem.
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Anyway, Lily is OK! Doctors took her from us at 7:30am and brought her back at 1:30pm with a lot of tubes sticking out of her, but they say everything went according to plan. They repaired her VSD, ASD, and the cleft mitral valve. They also discovered that her ductus arteriosus still hadn't closed-- contrary to what they originally thought-- so they clamped that shut too. I would have taken her picture but they don't allow photography in the ICU.
OMG Josh your son is EPIC.